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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am Division of Medical Assistance Public Hearing, Via Zoom

2:00pm Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Housing & Community Development Regulatory Changes, Submission via email

Must-Reads

MASSACHUSETTS

With zero public debate, Mass. Senate votes to abolish term limits for chamber president » Boston Globe

Climate protestors arrested at Mass. State House after demanding action from Healey » MassLive

Mass. poll indicates popularity of Democratic leaders sagging » Commonwealth Magazine

Lawmakers target online harassment » The Eagle Tribune

Boston ESG investment firm takes aim at companies that give to election deniers » Boston Business Journal

Health Connector Expects Flood Of New Enrollees » State House News Service

Editorial: Include Western Mass. in state's economic success » Boston Business Journal

'It would destroy me': Neighbors in path of new Sagamore Bridge dread losing their homes » WGBH

Warren, Pressley call on government to protect Bay State College students » Boston Globe

THE OTHER 49

RI: Should non-citizens be allowed to vote in RI municipal elections? New bill would give cities, towns say. » The Providence Journal

CT: These CT lawmakers want to institute mandatory voting. There would be a fine involved. » Hartford Courant

NY: Seeking more pricey, electric Citi Bikes, Lyft enlists connected lobbyist: ex-Council Speaker Corey Johnson » Gothamist

NJ: Tammy Murphy tops name recognition among potential 2025 gubernatorial contenders, poll finds » POLITICO Pro

NJ: Newark’s Amiri Baraka Stripped from AP African Studies Course » Tap into Newark

PA: Meet the women who lead the fight for Chinatown’s existence in Philly » The Philadelphia Inquirer

PA: Fetterman Remains Hospitalized as Doctors Rule Out a Second Stroke » New York Times

PA: Temple University withholds tuition assistance from striking grad students » Washington Post

GA: Georgia workers who care for people with disabilities in line for pay hike, but advocates say more needed » Georgia Recorder

IL: Illinois colleges get more funds to upgrade mental health services » Axios

MN: Ilhan Omar's campaign cash to consultants dipped by millions after halting payments to husband's firm » Fox News

MO: Missouri Republicans Vote to Affirm Toddlers’ Rights to Carry Firearms in the Streets » Vanity Fair

NATIONAL

Ron DeSantis once expressed support for privatizing Social Security and Medicare giving his rivals an opening » CNN

GOP races from Medicare, Social Security third rail » The Hill

Democrats would love to make 2024 an entitlements election » Axios

Trans and nonbinary lawmakers made history in 2022. They’re already having to defend their very existence. » Boston Globe

How Educators Secretly Remove Students With Disabilities From School » New York Times

Sununu swipes at DeSantis, Dems rally to Biden: 5 takeaways from The Fifty: America’s Governors » Politico

CNN's Jake Tapper shreds Rick Scott for twisting his words to falsely claim Biden cut Medicare » Raw Story

Trump brings back Jason Miller » Politico

Pence receives subpoena from prosecutors examining Trump’s Jan. 6 role » Washington Post

Trump Put Nearly $1 Million Of Donor Money Into His Own Pockets Since Leaving Office » HUFFPOST

The ‘rogue’ Trump-appointed judge with abortion pill’s future in his hands » The Guardian

Democratic governors eye red-state victories » Washington Post

“This is definitely a bad day for democracy on Beacon Hill,” said Erin Leahy. “To see the last of the Big Three that had term limits lose that safeguard portends a regression in . . . democratic values on Beacon Hill that I think everyone should be concerned about.”
Erin Leahy, executive director of the group Act on Mass, which has pressed for more transparency in the Legislature
The Senate voted Thursday to eliminate term limits for Senate President Karen E. Spilka, abolishing a decades-old rule with effectively no debate on the floor and extending indefinitely the tenure of one of Beacon Hill’s most powerful leaders.